coff
/kɒf/verb
coff is spelled C-O-F-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, coff means “To buy, purchase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coff?
| Letters | 4: C-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coff?
Coff appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coff?
- /kɒf/
As a verb (“Eye dialect spelling of cough”): /kɒf/, /kɔf/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of coff
- coffs present, singular, he/she/it
- coffing participle, present
- coffed participle, past
- coft participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo buy, purchase.
- 2
Eye dialect spelling of cough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coff come from?
Attested from the 15th century. Likely from Scots coft, or from Middle Dutch or other Germanic cofte. Compare German kaufen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).